Blake Miguez
RChallengerFEC H6LA05234
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Raised this cycle$7.7M
Cash on hand: $1.5M
2026 race
LA-06 — U.S. House
10 candidates on the November ballot. No incumbent on the FEC's 2026 roster — see note below.
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Cleo Fields (D) — not on the FEC's 2026 candidate roster — may not be seeking re-election. That's why this race shows no incumbent.
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$10M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Candidates
Sorted by fundraising
Stephen Wagley
RChallengerFEC H6LA06182
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Raised this cycle$874K
Cash on hand: $196K
Rick Edmonds
RChallengerFEC H6LA05226
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Raised this cycle$697K
Cash on hand: $135K
Patrick "Pat" Forbes
DChallengerFEC H6LA06190
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Raised this cycle$156K
Cash on hand: $97K
Monique Appeaning
RChallengerFEC H6LA06158
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Raised this cycle$109K
Cash on hand: $15K
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia
DChallengerFEC H6LA05309
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Raised this cycle$97K
Cash on hand: $22K
Michael Mebruer
RChallengerFEC H6LA05259
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Raised this cycle$71K
Cash on hand: $11K
Larry Davis III
RChallengerFEC H6LA05168
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Raised this cycle$33K
Cash on hand: $809
Rufus Craig
IChallengerFEC H4LA06047
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Chauna Banks
DChallengerFEC H6LA06174
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Cash on hand: —
Local signal
Early read on LA-06 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of Cleo Fields over the last 90 days.
2 positive12 neutral2 negative
16 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$10M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$9.8M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$255K
$245K for · $10K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blake Miguez(R) + CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC $7K − END PREDATOR ABUSE PAC $10K | $7.7M | $7K | $10K | $7.7M |
Rick Edmonds(R) + LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND $238K | $697K | $238K | — | $935K |
Stephen Wagley(R) | $874K | — | — | $874K |
Patrick "Pat" Forbes(D) | $156K | — | — | $156K |
Monique Appeaning(R) | $109K | — | — | $109K |
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia(D) | $97K | — | — | $97K |
Michael Mebruer(R) | $71K | — | — | $71K |
Larry Davis III(R) | $33K | — | — | $33K |
Rufus Craig(L) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Chauna Banks(D) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside LA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Blake Miguez(R)84% in-state · $3.1M itemized
$2.6M in-state$509K out-of-state
Rick Edmonds(R)93% in-state · $338K itemized
$315K in-state$24K out-of-state
Monique Appeaning(R)100% in-state · $44K itemized
$44K in-state$0 out-of-state
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia(D)51% in-state · $16K itemized
$8K in-state$8K out-of-state
Larry Davis III(R)95% in-state · $11K itemized
$11K in-state$500 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Miguez | Wagley | Edmonds | Forbes | Appeaning | Garcia | Mebruer | Davis | Craig | Banks | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||||||||
Abortion Tax dollars should not pay for abortions. | — | ||||||||||
Criminal Justice Federal minimum sentences for non-violent drug crimes should be reduced or eliminated. | — | ||||||||||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | ||||||||||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | ||||||||||
Education Federal Title IX protections should explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity. | — | ||||||||||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||||||||||
Guns A concealed-carry permit from one state should be valid in every state. | — | ||||||||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||||||||||
Guns Federal law should authorize court-issued red-flag orders allowing temporary firearm removal from people deemed a danger. | — | ||||||||||
Immigration People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | ||||||||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||||||||||
Governance & Other There should be term limits for senators and representatives. | — | ||||||||||
Governance & Other Voters should be required to show photo ID, with the same rule in every state. | — | ||||||||||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — | ||||||||||
Taxes Corporate taxes should be lower. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Blake Miguez
- See who is advancing to a runoff for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional DistrictThe Times-PicayuneNov 4
- Control of Congress, unexpectedly tight Senate race: What to know on Election Day in LouisianaThe Times-PicayuneNov 3
- Roundtable: With midterms looming, our columnists look at changes ahead for Louisiana’s delegation in CongressThe Times-PicayuneOct 30
- Trump’s name was everywhere in earlier Louisiana elections. What about this time?The Times-PicayuneOct 27
Stephen Wagley
Rick Edmonds
- See who is advancing to a runoff for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional DistrictThe Times-PicayuneNov 4
- Control of Congress, unexpectedly tight Senate race: What to know on Election Day in LouisianaThe Times-PicayuneNov 3
- Roundtable: With midterms looming, our columnists look at changes ahead for Louisiana’s delegation in CongressThe Times-PicayuneOct 30
- Trump’s name was everywhere in earlier Louisiana elections. What about this time?The Times-PicayuneOct 27
Patrick "Pat" Forbes
- See who is advancing to a runoff for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional DistrictThe Times-PicayuneNov 4
- Control of Congress, unexpectedly tight Senate race: What to know on Election Day in LouisianaThe Times-PicayuneNov 3
- Roundtable: With midterms looming, our columnists look at changes ahead for Louisiana’s delegation in CongressThe Times-PicayuneOct 30
- Trump’s name was everywhere in earlier Louisiana elections. What about this time?The Times-PicayuneOct 27
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.